The Editor,
Re. “River cleanup crew decries dumped junk” and “Dumping junk isn’t free – there’s a cost to all of us” (The Tri-City News, Sept. 13).
I just read the articles on items being dumped along the Coquitlam River. I agree that paying the cost at the landfill is affordable.
I think the biggest problem for most people is getting items there. If a person doesn’t have an SUV or truck and a couple of strong friends, it’s impossible, so they then need to pay to have the items picked up and transported.
Living in a condo, we have a garbage bin in the alley and people who don’t live in the building use it. Areas around such large containers are also great places for people to leave all kinds of things they don’t want — barbecues, mattresses, furniture, kitchen cupboards — and the condo owners are stuck with doing something with those items all at their expense. That’s not fair, either.
It would be nice if Port Coquitlam had large item pick up days like Coquitlam does. I am sure it would somewhat reduce illegal dumping by giving people an accessible option.
Lori Martin, Port Coquitlam
